“First, do no harm.” That maxim from Hippocrates has universal appeal. Yet today, it is being used as the title of a bill that would do great harm to one of our most cherished natural rights: Religious freedom. This bill seeks to dilute the substance of religious freedom to nothing more than speech or private

On the topic of immigration, Washington has split into two tribes. One wants open borders; the other doesn’t. The odds of the disagreement ending in a bipartisan solution are about the same as Connor McGregor asking Khabib Nurmagomedov to be his best man. Immigration will get sorted out not in congressional debate but at the

Posted by: R. Mitchell in Syndicated Posts, Trump Administration, White House Watch March 17, 2019
President Donald Trump will receive an economic briefing in the morning. In the afternoon, the president will have lunch with Vice President Mike Pence, then receive his daily briefing as prepared by the intelligence community. The president will attend

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday criticized former President Barack Obama during a small gathering as he mulls a run for president, saying that Obama’s early days in office were “a lost window.” Minutes later, in front of a larger audience, de Blasio praised the Affordable Care Act, Obama’s signature legislative achievement, calling

President Donald Trump stepped up his pressure on General Motors to reopen an Ohio manufacturing plant that recently closed and put 1,700 people out of work. Trump’s arm-twisting came in two separate tweets on Saturday and Sunday . He called on GM to reopen its Lordstown plant or find another owner, while insisting that the

One of the primary benefits of being a first-term incumbent president is that you don’t have to worry about a primary challenge. Traditionally, the incumbent is able to focus all their energy on the general election, while, of course, maintaining their presidential duties. But former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who ran for the Republican presidential

The Houston Public Library has issued an apology after a registered sex offender was allowed to entertain children during the library’s highly controversial program called “drag queen storytime.” What are the details? The library announced last Friday that a review of its volunteers revealed Albert Alfonso Garza never submitted a background check before being allowed

Melania Trump is hosting a White House meeting this week to review youth programs at various government departments and agencies. The first lady’s office says she will lead Monday’s discussion at a meeting of the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs. The goal is to build upon and improve youth programs that align with her

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke says he’s never taken the illegal drug LSD and there’s “nothing” he hasn’t already revealed about his past that could hurt his candidacy. O’Rourke also committed Sunday during a stop in Madison, Wisconsin, to stop using the F-word while campaigning, a profanity he used frequently while running for the U.S.

Despite the death of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) last August, President Donald Trump twice targeted McCain on social media over the weekend, earning a swift rebuke from conservative commentator Meghan McCain, the late senator’s daughter. Why did Trump attack McCain? Trump’s latest attacks come amid reports revealing the role that McCain played in the dissemination

Famously a loyal friend to the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. – long a target of President Donald Trump criticism in a storied political rivalry – while also being a notable defender of President Trump’s policies, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., responded to the president’s latest attacks this weekend. “As to @SenJohnMcCain and his devotion to

Beto O’Rourke sparked a big reaction on Twitter this weekend when a clip showing him talking about AR-15s went viral. In what appears to be an attempt to thread a needle that no one was holding, Beto O’Rourke, in the clip shared by The Hill on Twitter, said, “If you own an AR-15, keep it.

Newswire service Reuters revealed over the weekend that one of its reporters sat on an explosive story about former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) until after his contentious election battle against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) last year, only publishing the story once O’Rourke officially announced his presidential candidacy. What are the details? Last Friday, Reuters exclusively

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) lashed out at Fox News over the weekend after new polling showed that her “unfavorable” ratings have skyrocketed among most voter demographic groups. What do the number say? The new Gallup survey released last Friday showed that Ocasio-Cortez is becoming a well-known politician despite her freshman status in Congress. However, with

North Korea would breach an informal understanding with the United States by restarting its nuclear weapons testing program, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Sunday. Mulvaney was on “Fox News Sunday” and told host Chris Wallace the Trump administration would be disappointed if the North Korean regime under leader Kim Jong Un

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed into law this week the act which will allocate his state’s nine electoral college votes to whichever candidate wins the so-called “national popular vote.” This change, sought nearly exclusively by Democrats, won’t take effect unless enough states sign on to the premise and commit their votes. The magic number

Donald Trump Jr. is defending Chelsea Clinton after the former first daughter was accosted by far-left activists at a New York University vigil showing respect for victims of the Christchurch massacre in New Zealand. What happened with Clinton? Video of the incident, which went viral, showed the pro-Muslim students blame Clinton for the massacre. They

Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said Saturday that being a white man in a 2020 Democratic field that’s so deeply diverse won’t be a hindrance because his gender and race have given him inherent advantages for years. While he’d spoken before about his gender and race, O’Rourke had largely dodged campaign-trail questions about whether his party

Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro (D) is considering giving a House re-election bid a pass next year and, instead, taking on the senior Senator from the state, Republican John Cornyn. On Friday, the Texas Tribune reported that a source close to the four-term congressman said he is likely to make the run. Castro’s campaign adviser, Matthew

SKY New Zealand is a satellite and cable provider, and not part of the more famous Sky News, owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. That is an important distinction to note, because SKY has taken Sky News Australia off the air in the country over their coverage of the massacre at two mosques in Christchurch.

Christopher Steele acknowledged in a July 2018 court deposition that he relied on a “random” article posted to a CNN website as part of his research for his infamous dossier. In the July 13, 2018 deposition, Steele was asked about the research he did into Aleksej Gubarev, a Russian tech executive who Steele accused of

A new bill recently introduced in Missouri State House would mandate that every state citizen within a certain age range own an AR-15 style rifle. What are the details? Missouri State Rep. Andrew McDaniel (R) this week introduced the “McDaniel Militia Act,” which declares that “every resident of this state shall own at least one

President Donald Trump’s first veto was more than a milestone. It signals a new era of ever perilous relations between the executive and legislative branches of government. Trump’s agenda was stymied even before his party lost unified control of Washington at the start of the year and he has grown increasingly frustrated by his dealings

Why bury my lead? Here’s my advice to the president: “Leave New York for Florida. Make Florida your state of residence, and you’ll go on to win re-election in 2020.” I’d like to think I have some standing to offer the president a bit of council. In December 2014, I penned a column titled “Why

Just one day after a madman opened fire inside two New Zealand mosques, killing 49 and injuring at least four dozen others, New Zealand Attorney General David Parker said his government would ban semi-automatic rifles. What are the details? According to the New Zealand Herald, Parker’s comments came Saturday during a vigil in Auckland, the

Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke was forced to apologize for a joke he made at his wife’s expense that many found to be rather misogynistic and sexist. “Not only will I not say that again,” O’Rourke said about the joke, “but I’ll be more thoughtful going forward in the way that I talk about our marriage.”

“What good are your thoughts and prayers?” That’s a strange question for a Christian to ask. Yet, that was the question from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Thursday night after a gunman massacred worshipers in two New Zealand mosques. “Thoughts and prayers” has become a source of mockery from liberals over the years who have

President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing back on a media report that claimed no new walls had been built along the southern border with Mexico. The Daily Mail published a story on Thursday that said the Trump has built “ZERO new walls despite claiming otherwise for months,” citing a statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Chelsea Clinton tried to attend a vigil at New York University to show respect for the victims of the horrible massacre in New Zealand but pro-Muslim activists used the opportunity to berate her for calling out anti-Semitism. Clinton apologized but the activists continued to blame her for the massacre that claimed 49 lives. A friend

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said Friday that he’s not ready to release the amount of money he has raised since entering the 2020 race a day earlier. When asked outside a campaign stop in Fairfield, Iowa, when he’d share his fundraising numbers, he said, “Soon.” “I don’t have a definite plan,” he added. “We’re